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News insiders across town were stunned to learn Monday that NBC exec Noah Oppenheim is being passed over for the top job at NBC News. Division president Oppenheim had been “anointed” by Andy Lack as his successor. But after Lack stepped down as its chairman on Monday as part of a massive corporate restructuring, Oppenheim …
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NBCUniversal’s new boss announced a surprise shakeup at the broadcasting giant that will include the ouster of NBC News chairman Andy Lack. Jeff Shell, whose succeeded Steve Burke as chief executive at the beginning of the year, on Monday announced the departure of Lack, who came under fire in Ronan Farrow’s book “Catch and Kill”, …
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CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl said Sunday that she’s finally feeling well after a battle with COVID-19 that left her hospitalized for a week. Stahl said she was “really scared” after fighting pneumonia caused by the coronavirus for two weeks at home before going to the hospital. “One of the rules of journalism …
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Former Univision star Maria Elena Salinas makes her “48 Hours” reporting debut Saturday (10 p.m. on CBS) detailing the 2018 murder of Binghamton University student Haley Anderson — and the ultimate conviction of her killer. “The way I see it, the types of stories we do in a show like ’48 Hours’ are not morbid …
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The feds granted a a trio of news outlets millions of dollars in small-business rescue loans as the coronavirus crisis battered the media industry. The Seattle Times, the Tampa Bay Times and political news website Axios received multimillion-dollar, government-backed loans through the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which aims to help small businesses retain jobs …
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Tribune Publishing, owner of the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and Baltimore Sun, is instituting furloughs for employees making as little as $40,000 a year in its second round of cuts this month. All non-union employees making $40,000 to $67,000 a year will be furloughed for one week per month, CEO Terry Jimenez said …
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George Stephanopoulos, who revealed this week he has tested positive for COVID-19, is being accused by a hacked-off neighbor in the Hamptons of not following social-distancing guidelines. The 59-year-old co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” — whose wife, Ali Wentworth, earlier this week emerged from a three-week battle with the deadly bug — has been …
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Fox News’ Dana Perino is taking a leaf out of Laura Bush’s book and reading to kids during the pandemic. The anchor, who’s started “Storytime With Dana” on FoxNews.com at 3:30 p.m. daily, said she wanted to help parents. “I also remember how Laura Bush, the former first lady, was a librarian and a teacher. And …
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The Los Angeles Times, claiming “advertising revenue has been nearly eliminated” because of the coronavirus, said it will furlough business-side employees and slash pay for senior executives by 5 percent to 15 percent. The furloughs are slated to start April 19 and will last up to 16 weeks, according to a memo from the newspaper’s …
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There’s no need to sacrifice style just because you’re stuck at home in your sweats. Stars like Kendall Jenner, Hailey Baldwin and the Hadid sisters are experts at making loose-fitting loungewear look luxe — as is Lilliana Vazquez, host of “E! News” and “Pop Of the Morning.” Watch as the TV personality, 40, styles four …
News insiders across town were stunned to learn Monday that NBC exec Noah Oppenheim is being passed over for the top job at NBC News. Division president Oppenheim had been “anointed” by Andy Lack as his successor. But after Lack stepped down as its chairman on Monday as part of a massive corporate restructuring, Oppenheim …
